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    BP garage owner still fighting BP plan to ’wipe him out’

    2014-10-08T00:00:00Z

    The owner of a BP garage, who accused the oil giant of aiming to wipe out his business after it won planning permission for a massive development just 50m from his site, has forced his local council to reconsider its decision. Simon Privett has owned and operated the Tollgate Service ...

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    Xmo upgrades at BP

    2014-09-22T00:00:00Z

    Xmo Strata has won a contract to upgrade 40 BP dealer sites to the company’s latest visual standards. The work includes painting, upgrading price signs to LED displays (in situ), refurbishment of existing signs, and replacement of those that are damaged. One of the first upgrades was carried out on ...

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    BP and Shell oppose Scottish independence

    2014-09-11T00:00:00Z

    BP has joined Shell in urging Scotland not to vote for independence. BP’s group chief executive Bob Dudley responded to statements made by oil tycoon Sir Ian Wood regarding the North Sea. Sir Ian warned that relying on “unproven reserves” from shale gas was a “huge gamble and the stakes ...

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    EQUIPMENT NEWS: Xmo Strata wins BP upgrade contract

    2014-08-20T00:00:00Z

    Xmo Strata has won a contract to upgrade 40 BP dealer sites to the company’s latest visual standards. The work includes painting, upgrading price signs to LED displays (in situ), refurbishment of existing signs and replacement of those that are damaged. One of the first upgrades was carried out on ...

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    New BP/M&S Simply Food in Rutland

    2014-06-11T00:00:00Z

    Work is under way on a new £1m BP forecourt and M&S Simply Food outlet in Oakham, Rutland, which is set to open this autumn. According to The Rutland Times, the development got the go ahead back in 2012 but the developer BBE Corby Ltd wanted to wait until the ...

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    BP to make forecourts female friendly

    2014-06-06T00:00:00Z

    BP has redesigned its forecourt offer in the UK to appeal to female ‘stop and shop’ customers and has introduced ‘customer conductors’ (greeters), according to a report on the website of NACS, the Association for Convenience & Fuel Retailing in the US. In coverage of its conference, Insight Convenience Summit ...

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    BP accused of trying to wipe out customer’s site

    2014-02-11T00:00:00Z

    The owner of a BP garage has accused the oil giant of aiming to wipe out his business after it won planning permission for a massive development just 50m from his site. His grievance was deepened because he only learned about the scheme when a friend told him about the ...

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    BP boss speaks out on Scottish independence

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    The boss of BP has warned that Scottish independence could cause his company “uncertainties” and said he did not want to see Scotland drifting away. “We have a lot of people in Scotland. We have a lot of investments in Scotland. My personal view is that Great Britain is great ...

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    BP accused of trying to wipe out customer’s business

    2014-01-17T00:00:00Z

    The owner of a BP garage has accused the oil giant of aiming to wipe out his business after it won planning permission for a massive development just 50m from his site. His grievance was deepened because the first he knew about the planning application, which was made on November ...

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    BP re-launches Supercharge Fuel Card

    2013-11-22T00:00:00Z

    BP has re-launched the BP Supercharge Fuel Card with no transaction fee for customers and, it says, no hidden charges. It adds there will be no change to retailers’ transaction fees. The card is managed by Allstar Business Solutions and will enable businesses’ drivers to fill up across the Allstar ...

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    Cricket star Broad bowls up at BP garage

    2013-09-17T00:00:00Z

    England Cricketer Stuart Broad surprised staff in a BP Garage in Feltham today (September 17) when he arrived to lend a helping hand in store. The Ashes hero took some time out of his busy diary to help out the everyday busy commuters and employees while educating them on the ...

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    BP signs up for loyalty programme

    2013-09-02T00:00:00Z

    BP has joined Natwest and RBS’s new loyalty programme, Cashback Plus, as one of the launch partners.According to RBS and Natwest, Cashback Plus is the UK’s only debit-card linked loyalty scheme. It enables shoppers to earn at least 1% of their spend back on qualifying purchases.BP UK marketing director Alex ...

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    BP joins banks’ loyalty scheme

    2013-08-14T00:00:00Z

    BP has joined Natwest and RBS’s new loyalty programme, Cashback Plus, as one of the launch partners. According to RBS and Natwest, Cashback Plus is the UK’s only debit-card linked loyalty scheme, and more than 12 million of their customers will be rewarded for shopping on their debit card. Cashback ...

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    MFG signs BP supply deal

    2013-07-10T00:00:00Z

    Top 50 Indies forecourt operator Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has announced the signing of a new multi-site fuel supply agreement with BP.Jim Mulheran, MFG’s fuels director, said: "We are delighted to have recently concluded a new deal with BP and we look forward to our continued association with the UK’s ...

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    MFG signs 46-site fuel supply deal with BP

    2013-06-21T00:00:00Z

    Top 50 Indies forecourt operator Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has announced the signing of a new multi-site fuel supply agreement with BP. Jim Mulheran, MFG’s fuels director, said: “We are delighted to have recently concluded a new deal with BP and we look forward to our continued association with the ...

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    Shop Doctor: BP Wisbech Road Service Station, Littleport, Cambridgeshire

    2013-04-05T00:00:00Z

    GENERAL APPEARANCE: This site, developed by the James Graven group, is perhaps better known as Spar Littleport and for winning best environmentally friendly outlet awards. In October 2012 the enterprise was leased to BP. I have long wanted to visit the site and what better time than now, some four ...

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    BP adds extra shine

    2013-04-05T00:00:00Z

    WashTec is upgrading the performance of BP’s car wash offer at 60 locations with the introduction of its ShineTecs car care treatment.ShineTecs replaces conventional wax products and works by coating the cleaned car with an acrylic polymer that protects the paintwork from roadside and environmental effects, and produces a durable ...

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    Tanker drivers tell BP ’to do the right thing’

    2013-02-22T00:00:00Z

    Unite tanker drivers at Grangemouth have told BP ‘to do the right thing’ over cuts to pay and pensions and are preparing for a long battle as 72 hours of strike action started at 4am this morning (Friday, February 22). With workers manning the picket line and up to 10 ...

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    HKS adds two more sites and signs BP deal

    2013-02-08T00:00:00Z

    Top 50 Indie HKS Motors has completed the acquisition of two petrol stations, one on Alfreton Road in Derby and one on Saffron Lane in Leicester, backed by a £700,000 finance package from Santander Corporate & Commercial banking. The Leicester-based company now owns and operates 27 petrol stations, primarily across ...

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    HKS signs new supply deal with BP

    2013-01-23T00:00:00Z

    A new fuel supply deal has been agreed by HKS - number 10 in Forecourt Trader’s Top 50 Indies - and BP to continue their long-standing partnership. The agreement is for BP to supply a total of 22 HKS petrol stations, rising to 23 in April, and will include five ...